We can laugh from either joy or happiness, but we weep only from grief or joy...Without the pain of farewell, there is… — George Vaillant Captivity Copy Share Image
If you want to treat an illness that has no easy cure, first of all, treat them with hope. — George Vaillant Cures Copy Share Image
It is not stress that kills us. It is effective adaptation to stress that allows us to live. — George Vaillant Adaptation Copy Share Image
Whether we live to a vigorous old age lies not so much in our stars or in our genes but in ourselves. — George Vaillant Age Copy Share Image
It is all too common for caterpillars to become butterflies and then to maintain that in their youth they had been little… — George Vaillant Butterfly Copy Share Image
Our lives become the sum of all whom we have loved. It is important not to waste anyone. One task of living… — George Vaillant Firsts Copy Share Image
Anxiety and depression are the price you pay for a well-lived life. — George Vaillant Anxiety Copy Share Image
It's very hard, for most of us to tolerate being loved. — George Vaillant Being loved Copy Share Image
The only thing that really matters in life are your relationships to other people. — George Vaillant Life Copy Share Image
Our lives are like the talents in the parable of the three stewards. It is something that has been given to us… — George Vaillant Given Copy Share Image
Life ain't easy. Terrible things happen to everyone. You have to keep your sense of humor, give something of yourself to others,… — George Vaillant Easy Copy Share Image
Creativity can never be explained by appeal to reason alone. Like the birth of a child, creativity compels us not to explanation… — George Vaillant Appeals Copy Share Image
Aging happy and well, instead of sad and sick, is at least under some personal control. We have considerable control over our… — George Vaillant Abuse Copy Share Image
Joy is connection… The more areas in your life you can make connection, the better, — George Vaillant Areas Copy Share Image
The recent years of the Grant Study have shown that our lives when we are old are the sum of all of… — George Vaillant Grants Copy Share Image
The seventy-five years and twenty million dollars expended on the Grant Study points to a straightforward five-word conclusion: Happiness is love. Full… — George Vaillant Conclusion Copy Share Image
